301 - Jocelyn Bell Burnell and the Discovery of Pulsars

After Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered the dead corpse stars known as pulsars in the '60s, her advisor was awarded the Nobel Prize for her discovery. Now 50 years later, she has earned the $3 million Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for her work which revolutionized our understanding of the universe, and she plans to donate all of it.Read the transcript at https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/science/jocelyn-bell-burnell-and-the-discovery-of-pulsarsCheck out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows:www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcastsFOLLOW EVERYDAY EINSTEINFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/qdteinsteinTwitter: https://twitter.com/qdteinstein Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.